Inside Sales Associate - Leader in E-sourcing
Location: US, IL, Chicago
Employment type: Full-time
Required experience: Associate
Required education: Bachelor's Degree
Industry: Logistics and Supply Chain
Function: Sales

Company profile:
The MarketMaker4 leadership team has extensive experience in e-procurement, online auctions, market intelligence, strategic sourcing, and supply chain consulting. All team members have been involved in the e-enablement of supply chain negotiations since the inception of the industry.MarketMaker4 is an international company with offices in the US, UK, Australia, China and UAE.Our philosophy is to encourage and enable the use of online auction / negotiation techniques by developing proprietary software that has sophisticated functionality, but is also easy to use due to its intuitive design.Of course, software is useless if not used properly, and our support services are integral to our approach. We are the only eSourcing company to include the provision of MarketMaking™ services within its subscriptions.We are also focused on ensuring our clients have timely access to our advisory expertise, market intelligence, and business insights to achieve a positive and successful online auction / negotiation experience.MarketMaker4 is bid neutral, and provides confidential e-auction services to both the event host and the bidders to promote the success of every party involved in an electronic auction / negotiation event.

Job description:
MarketMaker4 is an international company with offices in the US, UK, Australia, China and UAE.Our philosophy is to encourage and enable the use of online auction / negotiation techniques by developing proprietary software that has sophisticated functionality, but is also easy to use due to its intuitive design.Of course, software is useless if not used properly, and our support services are integral to our approach. We are the only eSourcing company to include the provision of MarketMaking™ services within its subscriptions.We are also focused on ensuring our clients have timely access to our advisory expertise, market intelligence, and business insights to achieve a positive and successful online auction / negotiation experience.MarketMaker4 is bid neutral, and provides confidential e-auction services to both the event host and the bidders to promote the success of every party involved in an electronic auction / negotiation event.Xchanging is Currently the 3rd largest procurement outsourcing provider in the world*, who help their  customers match their performance with their business objectives by delivering expertise at every stage of the Source-To-Pay procurement lifecycle. Xchanging’s category and procurement professionals can help your internal team implement and enforce savings, policy compliance and cost efficiency benefits. This gives your executive team time and space to concentrate on strategic activities that add value to the business – as well as cutting costs and creating genuine competitive advantage for the organisation overall for more information please visit #URL_c9564d202a215d90d94e2ded5b291cc9989515b42a43afff857defb3f87e14d6#

Requirements:
Responsibilities:To generate new business opportunities for one of Xchanging’s service lines via telephone based sales.To liaise with relevant internal stakeholders to communicate messaging and run campaigns into target accountsTo be responsible for generating a minimum of 5 qualified opportunities each monthTo deliver accurate reporting on progress and market perception back to the businessRequirements:Minimum 2 years of outbound/inside sales experience in either a Services or Recruitment environmentTrack record of hitting targets and generating new salesUnderstanding of Business and Technology ServicesWillingness to work in a target driven environment

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